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November 16, 2007

I Think I’m Going To Write a Book

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Today was a real break through. I was talking to two senior developers here at Gestalt this morning about how to test some code one of the teams in the Joplin, MO office is working on. I came up with this awesome idea that I threw out there to these two devs. I said, “We …

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August 28, 2007

Made to Stick: Unexpectedness

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Following up on my initial post on the book, Made to Stick, I wanted to touch on the second of the six major factors that contribute to making an idea sticky – unexpectedness. Before I do that, I’ll list all six factors here: Simplicity Unexpectedness Concreteness Credibility Emotions Stories Unexpectedness is sometimes equated with shock …

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August 22, 2007August 28, 2007

Made to Stick: A Must Read

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Have you ever had to sell people on an idea? Ever needed to get people to focus on a common goal? I know I do, even though the ideas and goals normally aren’t earth shattering. Made to Stick, as the cover says, explains “why some ideas survive and others die.” The authors, Chip and Dan …

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